New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-05
reason why the man who had taken It should not
obligs him By teIliag him what O'clock IL WA"
MGR OAPEL IND qaE YALRNSINS.

HE INDIGNANTLY DENIES ANY CONNECTION WITH
THEIR DIVORCE SUIT.
To the Edftor Of The tribune
Sir: My attention has called TO telegram which
appeared In your OF the 18th inst Iti dated from
San Francisco and headed Monsignor Capel and the
valensns Therein II Is stated: The position OF Capei
in the vslensin household at the Arno Ranch In the
Sacramento Valley was made prominent feature OF the
divorce case"
YOU sir, have been entrapped into publishing
malicious, barefaced fals-hood. In October last
rimiar statement made by some New-York Journals
When they reached the Pacific slope The Bee OF sacta
ruento, OF October 49, 1856, remarked editonaiy
Everybody In this county knows that the divorces
OF Mrs valensn against Count yalensin was hnisheu
before Monsgnor Cape was ever seen in this section Of
the country II the rest of the stories told are a.
thoroughly false Ia this one, then indeed must 'h'
tales be made out of whole CLOTH"
The records Of the Sacramento Court show the Sane
The divorce proceedings commenced In septemper
1884, the case was hoard the following May, and the
appeal now granted was made three months later.
undertoox at the request Of Mrs. Valensn ana mel
parents the education OF her in February. 1ss6-tha
is eighteen months after the suit had commenced aho
after Mr. yacnsin had ceased to live on his WIG
property. Arno Ranch.
The malignant and deliberate falsehood OF your CORE
sponden complement OF malicious hbels spread
broadcast In October last by part OF the -
press AS have asccrtaned on tue sworn aiidavts o.
the reporters. these bes emsnated solely and exciu
sivey from bgoted editor OF aoca weekly paper
from the attorney who defended Mr. valensin in the
divorce suit The leading Journals OF san fancisco any
sacramento are not wanting In enterprise nome "
these could be induced 10 publish the iniqutous 10
ports in their announcements OF the granting oi
vention OF Your correspondent Then rs now, these
journals. though the spot, have received the oi
ton from New-YOrk. A.. ...,
II Is not manly American. chivalrous 70 star
in the dark This outrage on justice on trnts On n%h
Orabl~ Ieputatous-made for too evident pnfpose ~
not am sure, be sanctioned by YOU ana Ieei wa
may trust to your sense OF right 10 give as pronc
place In THE TRDUNR to my present denial as waS s
vours reanectfully r. J. CAPEI~
rho Farn., Sacramento. Cal, July 20, 1887.
1.-The dispatch to which Mgr Capel refers was
furnished by The Associated Press. not py HI
TRlBUNE's own correspondent.-Ed.l
CHRISTIANITY AND CHINESE MORALS
To the razor or The Trtbune
SIR: Will you please permit me to say through you
columns that am inexpressibly pleased with wong
Chin Foos article taken from The North American Rereu
for August which appeared In The TRIBUNE OF sunday
last
1t though there could be scarcely thought
full person Who from his heart must uIorse Wong
Chin Foos opinions OF Christianity and OF what is caeo
Christian civilization, while sadly admitting the truth Of
the assertions which he makes.
Aside from the indicating OF Chinese morals anc
society be discusses with truth and intelligence tht
theological paradox OF the Christian Church mus
also commend most heartily the generosity ana isr
nndedness Of THE lBuNE. which, nhse sons o .,sr
Journals has not refused space TO honest
though their ideas may differ from the conventional '
those OF Wong Chiu Foo bECULAhisi'
Ithaca, ". L., Aug. 4.lSS7.